http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk Creating your Reputation Online Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:21:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This a series of posts entitled the A to Z of Business Blogging which take a look at the some of the elements and benefits of company blogs or corporate blogs. A is for Archives A blog's archives are effectively anywhere that posts are stored once they disappear from the blog's front ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/a-to-z-of-business-blogging/archives-atoz-business-blogging/ Well, I hardly consider myself "prodigal" but, with a return to updating The Blog Coach being massively overdue, I'm pleased to announce that I will be once again blogging here again as from this week. From the questions I get asked every day, I see that more and more people, both ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/blogging-basics/the-blog-coach-returns/ I wanted to let you know that, for the time being, I will not be updating The Blog Coach site with further articles and posts. The arrival of my first child has meant that I don't think that I can maintain two blogs in the manner that I want at ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/blogging-news/check-out-better-business-blogging/ It doesn't matter whether you are a small business, an independent entrepreneur or a large corporate organisation, when you are looking at starting a Business Blog, there are going to be some key elements that you need to look at if you want to give it the best possible chance ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/set-up-blog/corporate-blog-starting-business-blog/ Making it easy for readers to get around your blog is essential - it's also very sensible. You put a lot of time and effort into writing your posts, so you want to make sure that they can be found easily and any associated information also highlighted to your blog ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/blog-design/business-blog-design-navigation-using-your-content/ Business blogs are an excellent business marketing tool for professional services companies. In fact, organisations such as consultants, lawyers and accountants are some of the best placed groups of professionals to capitalise on the key marketing and business development benefits that blogs can offer. Since business blogs can be both quickly ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/blogging-strategy/professional-services-companies-blog-well-and-prosper/ While I’ve written on this subject before, I feel that it is worthy of inclusion again as part of the Business Blog Design series. It's all about communication! When we talk to someone face to face, either at a personal or business level, there will be a point when the conversation turns ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/blog-design/business-blog-design-profile-and-contact-details/ Some articles which have appeared in the UK online press over the past week which looks at blogging (primarily business blogging) and its uses. If you find any good articles that could be highlighted here, then please post the links below or send them to me directly at news[at]theblogcoach[dot]co[dot]uk ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/uk-blogging-news/blogging-in-the-news-we-25-february-2007/ As you sit down and write the next post on your business blog, you'll no doubt have a clear idea of what you want to communicate and hopefully how you want to do it. Nevertheless, unless you can entice people to read this latest offering, then all your hard work ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/write-blog/great-post-titles-give-great-reader-figures/ In a slight change to the normal Friday fare of putting the spotlight on UK Blogs, here I am passing on a list of the Irish Blog Award finalists for your delight and delectation. This year, as I have already written, I am particularly chuffed because two of the finalists in ... http://www.theblogcoach.co.uk/uk-business-blogs-brit/spotlight-on-irish-blogs-irish-blog-awards-finalists/